BEIJING · CHINA
Beijing’s best days out.
The 15 most popular Forbidden City Tours in Beijing. A short list of the ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Guided Forbidden City and Tian'anmen Square tour with live English commentary, Palace Museum tickets included, and options for Coal Hill Park.
Most Popular“Very nice tour the guide Nina was very attentive with all of us, she made the tour very enjoyable telling us a lot of curiousities and history details”
Guided Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City tour with reserved entry, multilingual guides, and flexible group or private options in Beijing.
“It was a great experience.The guide Michael explained the history very well.Value for money.”
Private Beijing all-inclusive tour of Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, and Mutianyu Great Wall with hotel pickup, lunch, and cable car options.
“I had a wonderful tour with Lucy, who was a very knowledgeable tour guide and answered all the questions I had. It was a perfectly timed tour with heaps of time to explore the sights and was very worth it!”
4-hour small-group Forbidden City tour with prebooked tickets and optional Tian’anmen Square or Jingshan Park views. Mobile entry.
“Li Qingshan is a very good guide. He responds to your needs, gives you time, and makes suggestions during the trip”
Small-group Beijing day tour covering Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, and Mutianyu Great Wall with hotel pickup, lunch, and tickets.
“I had an incredible time on this Beijing trip, and a huge part of that was thanks to our tour guide, Helen. She is extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and genuinely caring. I was dealing with a sore throat during the tour, and Helen went out of her Read more”
Reserved Forbidden City entry with guided Tiananmen Square history and Royal Treasure Museum. Small groups in English or Spanish.
“Everything was perfect. Our guide, mrs Snow, is amazingly competent and incredibly passionate. Plus she is super sweet. Strong recommend”
Skip the line with passport entry to Beijing’s Forbidden City. Timed visit, optional guide or Treasure Gallery, 3–4 hours.
“Marco was a fantastic guide, he was funny, thorough, knowledgeable and super friendly. My friends and I had a wonderful visit with him!”
A guided day in Beijing with guaranteed Forbidden City entry, Tian’anmen Square ID handling, and optional Temple of Heaven or Great Wall walks.
“huang was amazing guide very delicent very gentle information and a lot of good stories about chinese culture and forbidden city thank you very much”
A small-group, ticketed tour linking Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, with an English/Spanish guide, earpieces, and mobile entry.
“Vanessa is a great guide, very informative and helpful!!! Highly recommended We could not have understood what we were looking at without her”
Use your passport to enter the Forbidden City, with optional Tiananmen Square and Mutianyu add-ons. Morning or afternoon entry slots.
“Tickets were easy to use. The communication through WhatsApp was amazing. Very quick responses when I had questions during the self tour. Highly recommend”
A 2-day Beijing highlights tour packing Tiananmen, Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, Hutongs, Lama Temple, and Summer Palace.
“‘Rocky’ was our guide and we could not have had a more knowledgeable, polite, and supportive person. This was the best excursion of our entire China experience that we had several in different cities. The Forbidden City and Great Wall arRead more”
Private half-day walk through Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, with hotel pickup, pre-arranged entry, and a guide to tailor your pace.
“Wonderful experience, great guide and a fantastic experience. May have a great knowledge and guided us lovely”
A full-day Beijing loop with hotel pickup to Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace, plus lunch.
“This was a great tour of the World Heritage Sites in Beijing. We are here to see our last Wonder of the World site, the Great Wall which we visited along with the Ming Tombs yesterday. Today we visited the Forbidden City, Tiananmen SquaRead more”
A one-day sprint to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and Badaling Great Wall with hotel pickup, lunch, and guided tickets.
“What a great way to visit the top sites. Everything went smoothly. It was a great bang for the buck. Lee was a great tour guide. I didn't bring my passport but I was able to get in with a photo of it. I recommend bringing it to make things easier. Traveling in China is…”
Mini group, skip-line entry and guided walk through the Forbidden City palaces with hotel pickup in Beijing. Tickets included.
“Sofia was our tour guide and we had a great experience visiting Forbidden city for the first time. We had a small group of 4 and we liked that she presented the history of Forbidden City.”
The Wall, the palaces, the hutongs and the table. Every way into the city, in one place.
